Picture-frame.



T. DE M. HAWKES.

PICTURE FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22. 1916.

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Patented Mar. 27,1917.

TOWNSEND DE M. HAWKES, OF CORNING, NEW YORK,

ASSIGNOR TO 'I. G. HAWKES & 00.,

OF GORNING, NEW Y ORK, A CORPORATIQN OF NEW YORK.

PICTURE-FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 21?, 1917.

Application filed July 22, 1916. Serial No. 110,784.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TOWNSEND on M. TTAWKIJS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Corning, in the county of Steuben and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PictureFrames, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a picture frame which is preferably composedof glass, having a rim and a picture displaying portion surrounded bythe rim, and a back piece which is adapted to cooperate with the framein. displaying the picture.

The invention further relates to certain details of construction whichgo to make up the preferred embodiment of the invention, such forinstance, as constructing the picture displaying portion of the frame byproviding an integral offset on the glass frame, and by constructing theback piece in such a manner as to enable it to be readily interlockedwith or disengaged from the frame.

The object of the invention is to realize the above statedcharacteristics, whereby a simple, ornamental and unique device will beproduced.

The preferred embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawing will bereferred to throughout the following detail description.

In said drawings v Figure 1 is a perspective view of the picture frame;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view;

Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of the several parts of the back piecewhich are employed in interlocking the back piece with the frame.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A represents the frame which ispreferably composed of glass having a mm B and a picture displayingportion surrounded by therim, said picture displaying portion in thepresent instance, being preferably produced by providing an integraloffset portion (1. D represents the back piece which is adapted tocooperate with the frame in displaying the picture. This back p1ecepreferably comprises a number of plles of cardboard covered by somematerial such as velvet, constructed in a shape to be readily receivedby the picture displaying portion of the frame, and interlockedtherewith the back piece.

immediately behind the picture. In order to effect the inter-locking ofthe back piece with the frame, the inner wall of the. picture displayingportion is provided with recesses or keepers E which are adapted toreceive the interlocking means carried by This interlocking meanspreferably comprises a bolt F having a reduced head F and a dowel pin Fthe dowel pin being rigidly secured to the back piece adapted toprotrude a sufficient distance from its side to effect an engagementwith its keeper E. The bolt F is slidably mounted in the recess G in theback piece and adapted to be retained in engagement with its keeper E bya spring G also mounted in the recess G. The bolt, together with itsactuating spring is suitably confined or housed in the recess G by a)air of plates H and I which are located a jace-nt the recess on bothsides of the back piece, whereby they are adapted to overlie the recess.The means for securing the plates to the sides of the back piecepreferably comprises providing the plate I with spurs I which areadapted to pass through suitable openings J surrounding the recess I inthe back piece, and when passed through they are adapted to be bent overthe plate H. The plate I is further provided with a slot K through whicha suitable manipulating stud L, carried by the bolt F is adapted towork. This stud is employed in manipulating the bolt to and fromengagement with its keeper E, whereby the back piece may be interlockedwith or disengaged from the frame.

A suitable support M is carried by the back piece for supporting theframe in upright position.

I claim:

1. In a picture frame, a back piece adapted to cooperate with the framein displaying a picture, said back piece having means adapted toreleasably engage the frame comprising projections extending outwardlyfrom the sides thereof, said frame having a picture receiving portionprovided with recesses on its inner walls adapted to receive theprojections on the back piece, said back piece having a recessed portionprovided on one of its sides, one of said projections be ing slidablymounted in said recess, plates carried on both faces of the back pieceadapted to overlie the recess for confining the projection therein, aslot formed in one of said plates and a stud carried by said slidingprojection adapted to extend through said slot, whereby the projectionmay be actuated to engage and disengage one of said recesses providedinthe inner wall of the picture receiving portion of the frame.

2; In a picture frame, a back piece adapted to cooperate with the framein displaying a picture, said back piece having means adapted toreleasably engage the frame, comprising projections extending outwardlyfrom the sides thereof, said frame having a picture receiving portionprovided with recesses on its inner walls adapted to receive theprojections on the back piece, said back piece having a recessed.portion, one of said projections being slidably mounted in said recess,openings provided in the back piece adjacent said recess, plates carriedon both faces of the back piece adapted to overlie the recess forconfining the slidably mounted projection therein, spurs carried by oneof said plates passing through said openings in the back piece, adaptedto engage the other plate, and a stud on said sliding projection, a slotprovided on one of said plates adapted to receive said stud, said studproviding means, whereby the projection may be actuated to engage ordisengage one of the said recesses provided in the inner Wall of thepicture receiving portion of the frame.

3. A picture frame composed of glass and Copies of this embodying in itsstructure a rim and a picture displaying portion surrounded by said rim,and a back piece adapted to be received in said picture displayingportion and cooperate with the frame in displaying a picture; said backpiece having means adapted to releasably engage the frame, comprisingprojections extending outwardly from the sides thereof, recessesprovided in the inner walls of the picture displaying portion adapted toreceive the projections on the back piece, a recessed portion providedon one side of said back piece, one of said projections being slidablymounted in said recess, openings provided in the back piece adjacentsaid recess, plates carried on both faces of the back piece adapted tooverlie the recess and confine the slidably mounted projection therein,spurs carried by one of said plates passing through said openings in theback piece, and adapted to engage the other plate, a stud on saidsliding projection, a slot provided on one of said plates adapted toreceive said stud, said stud providing means whereby the projection maybe actuated toflengage or disengage one of the said recesses provided inthe inner wall of the picture displaying portion of the rim.

The foregoing specification signed at Corning, New York.

TOWNSEND on M. HAWVKES.

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